The Meteoric Rise and Fall of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have dominated recent headlines, but with all of the analysis and commentary, no one has stopped to explain to the American people what Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac do, what went wrong, and how this new arrangement is going to work.
Here, we cut through the noise and give you an [...]

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Determining ROI as an Investor

We are always approached by investors looking for a “good deal”. But what might be a good deal to you is not necessarily a good deal to another. You have to determine your short-term and long-term goals before seeking a particular investment – in addition to defining your overall criteria. We will help you in that [...]

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Boy, what an end to summer! (What the Fed takeover means to Fannie and Freddie)

Contrary to what you see in the LA Times (again), we are coming off a pretty great summer. We had plenty of buyers, we sold all the listings we took with the exception of one we gave back (more on that later)- most well ahead of the average days on market- and are beginning to [...]

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